Our History
Coalition Against Hunger
2901 W. Hunting Park Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Phone: 215-430-0555
Fax: 215-223-3073
E-mail: info@hungercoalition.org
Food Stamp Hotline: 215-430-0556
Philadelphia-area anti-hunger organizations first came together in the late 1970s. For many years, a loosely knit coalition functioned intermittently, depending on issues and funding, but did produce such remarkable accomplishments as the creation of the Greater Philadelphia Food Bank, Philabundance, and SHARE. In 1994, a Bread for the World Institute project focused on reinvigorating this effort. Later, in 1996, through a strategic planning process, it spawned the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger. Today the Coalition links people and organizations concerned about the growing problem of hunger and food insecurity.
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